The PADI Foundation encourages and supports research and education related to aquatic environments. The Foundation will fund and assist worthwhile projects that either: 

• Enrich mankind's understanding of aquatic environments and encourage sensitivity to and protection of ecosystems.
• Increase understanding of sport diving physics and physiology that will benefit the general diving public and add to the scientific understanding of man's relationship and ability to survive in the underwater environment.
• Improve understanding of, and response to, hazards to humans and ecosystems related to climate change in coastal and ocean environments.

Each year, the Foundation will consider proposals with budgets up to $12,000 although the average for proposals will be on the order $5,000 to $10,000 (diving physiology proposals related to diver safety with budgets larger than $12,000 will be considered). The Foundation will generally not fund overhead and other indirect expenses, salaries, dive training, and standard diving equipment.

Application Deadline: Proposals due by January 15, 2025

Announcement: http://www.padifoundation.org/guides-deadlines.html